74937 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 49% of adults in 74937 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 74937, ~10% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 74937 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 74937 leans more Republican than 1 of 4 neighbors.
74937 runs about 11 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 74937. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 30 points.
Why 74937 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 74937, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in 74937 hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 83% of residents in 74937 drive to work alone, above 81% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 74937, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 74937 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 74937 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in 74937 report food insecurity, above 90% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in 74937 have completed high school, below 93% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.